Rui Fonte
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Fonte playing for Fulham in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rui Pedro da Rocha Fonte | ||
| Date of birth | 23 April 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Penafiel, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Sacavenense | ||
| 1999–2006 | Sporting CP | ||
| 2006–2009 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Sporting CP | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Espanyol B (loan) | 22 | (8) |
| 2010–2011 | → Espanyol (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Espanyol | 29 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Benfica B | 26 | (18) |
| 2013–2016 | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Belenenses (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | → Braga (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Braga | 28 | (12) |
| 2017–2019 | Fulham | 27 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | → Lille (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Braga | 31 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | Estoril | 23 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | Famalicão | 18 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Paços Ferreira | 64 | (11) |
| Total | 348 | (69) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Portugal U16 | 12 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Portugal U17 | 13 | (2) |
| 2008 | Portugal U18 | 5 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Portugal U19 | 12 | (8) |
| 2010 | Portugal U20 | 5 | (2) |
| 2008–2012 | Portugal U21 | 22 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rui Pedro da Rocha Fonte (born 23 April 1990) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a forward.
After signing for Arsenal as a 16-year-old, he only made one competitive appearance for the club before signing with Sporting CP, who loaned him several times for the duration of his contract, including at Espanyol, who acquired him permanently in 2011. He subsequently joined Benfica, where injury problems saw him feature sparingly until his release; with his next team, Braga, he notably won the 2016 Taça de Portugal.
All youth levels comprised, Fonte earned 69 caps for Portugal and scored 26 goals.